MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	132% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C04
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 19:34
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 224 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 717 75% 600 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 72 Parallax 88.5 58% 77.1 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 58 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 112GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 368 65 71 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 515 Write 440 Mixed 413 SusWrite 178 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 30.4 144% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 44.9 94% 187 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 86%
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 462 471 473 329 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 807 Write 473 Mixed 565 SusWrite 383 124% 557 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 49.4 189% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 473 DQ Mixed 337 276% 389 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 535GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 158 156 157 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 152 Mixed 106 SusWrite 156 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 109%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 162 163 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 143 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 163 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 23.2 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 24.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 97%

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Gaming 146%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 134%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	363x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	305x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	233x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	194x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	144x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	133x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	157x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	60x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	51x

RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	178x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16